School age population, upper secondary education, male in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 682,024 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
682,024 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
49th
of 205 countries
All-time high
682,024 number
in 2020
All-time low
165,781 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020

200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Burkina Faso is 682,024 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 682,024 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 165,781 number, in 1970.

Burkina Faso ranks 49th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Burkina Faso, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 165,781 number
1971 169,277 number +2.1%
1972 170,962 number +1.0%
1973 173,773 number +1.6%
1974 177,826 number +2.3%
1975 183,027 number +2.9%
1976 188,840 number +3.2%
1977 191,930 number +1.6%
1978 194,926 number +1.6%
1979 198,500 number +1.8%
1980 203,253 number +2.4%
1981 209,282 number +3.0%
1982 213,050 number +1.8%
1983 217,925 number +2.3%
1984 224,092 number +2.8%
1985 231,595 number +3.3%
1986 239,899 number +3.6%
1987 245,628 number +2.4%
1988 251,190 number +2.3%
1989 257,197 number +2.4%
1990 264,160 number +2.7%
1991 272,435 number +3.1%
1992 279,762 number +2.7%
1993 288,904 number +3.3%
1994 299,778 number +3.8%
1995 312,030 number +4.1%
1996 324,966 number +4.1%
1997 335,277 number +3.2%
1998 345,729 number +3.1%
1999 356,812 number +3.2%
2000 368,977 number +3.4%
2001 381,827 number +3.5%
2002 391,642 number +2.6%
2003 401,017 number +2.4%
2004 410,687 number +2.4%
2005 421,310 number +2.6%
2006 433,094 number +2.8%
2007 443,194 number +2.3%
2008 454,670 number +2.6%
2009 467,628 number +2.8%
2010 499,127 number +6.7%
2011 515,183 number +3.2%
2012 529,589 number +2.8%
2013 545,403 number +3.0%
2014 562,674 number +3.2%
2015 581,193 number +3.3%
2016 600,738 number +3.4%
2017 619,475 number +3.1%
2018 639,241 number +3.2%
2019 660,069 number +3.3%
2020 682,024 number +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 181,484 number 165,781 number 198,500 number 10
1980s 229,311 number 203,253 number 257,197 number 10
1990s 307,985 number 264,160 number 356,812 number 10
2000s 417,405 number 368,977 number 467,628 number 10
2010s 575,269 number 499,127 number 660,069 number 10
2020s 682,024 number 682,024 number 682,024 number 1

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 46 Niger 734,778 number compare
  2. 47 Mozambique 718,113 number compare
  3. 48 Saudi Arabia 687,065 number compare
  4. 50 Spain 681,557 number compare
  5. 51 Sri Lanka 678,611 number compare
  6. 52 Zimbabwe 664,650 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Burkina Faso?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Burkina Faso was 682,024 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 682,024 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 165,781 number in 1970.
How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.